@ceasesmith wrote:
I don't understand. Is it a payday loan type of place? I did one of those once for about $100 and after all was said and done, I felt underpaid. I got follow-up phone calls and e-mails for like six months, and the check cashing place must have sold my info to other places....3 years later, my inbox is still full of e-mails for short term loans (at a few thousand % APR!!!). I swear, I'm a polite person on the phone, but the worker at that place cursed at me on the phone when I asked her to stop calling!
@shoptastic wrote:
edit to add: I know I said I was leaving and that will be soon, but I figured why not ask some questions for the few weeks I have left here.
@shoptastic wrote:
@ceasesmith wrote:
I don't understand. Is it a payday loan type of place? I did one of those once for about $100 and after all was said and done, I felt underpaid. I got follow-up phone calls and e-mails for like six months, and the check cashing place must have sold my info to other places....3 years later, my inbox is still full of e-mails for short term loans (at a few thousand % APR!!!). I swear, I'm a polite person on the phone, but the worker at that place cursed at me on the phone when I asked her to stop calling!
The mystery shopping company I see these at have two types:
payday loans
check cashing (any - including personal)
Since I haven't been working (excluding ms-ing) since last year, I don't have any pay stubs and can only do the check cashing at the moment. The rate I have seen is consistently $20.
What did you mean by that, CM?@CANADAMOMMY wrote:
They give you a way to get a chek stub
@CANADAMOMMY wrote:
The loans DO DO hit your credit report. For sure. And the loan ones FOR SURE have your info posted with a star on it saying shopper. I saw it! Accidently but I saw it clear as could be. They turned the screen around because they called up an address and I said no way I never lived there... she showed me the screen. No thanks.
I always Google and YELP my potential shop locations to get a sense of what they look like, customer reviews, and where they're located before considering them.@Arch Stanton wrote:
Check cashing shops are very, very easy but the only negative is many are located in high crime areas and you need to submit your driver's license when you visit for the first time so they can data enter it and issue you a plastic swipe card for future visits.
@CANADAMOMMY wrote:
They had incorrect address. It was similar so I suspect typo. I could super clearly see the STAR and MYSTERY SHOPPER in bold letters. They are NOT the firt to identify. Ask any 5 guys workers about the pics in the breakroom.... for example... Many stores do...
@shoptastic wrote:
edit to add: I know I said I was leaving and that will be soon, but I figured why not ask some questions for the few weeks I have left here.
@guysmom wrote:
Where are you going??? For the relatively short time you've been on here, I've enjoyed reading your posts...particularly with the other ID, but even with this one, you have some good insights! Wherever you're going, I wish you the best!
@chrisdd wrote:
I once walked into a store 60 miles from home and was immediately spotted as a shopper.
@shoptastic wrote:
@guysmom wrote:
Where are you going??? For the relatively short time you've been on here, I've enjoyed reading your posts...particularly with the other ID, but even with this one, you have some good insights! Wherever you're going, I wish you the best!
Other ID?? Are you confusing me with someone else? I only created one other ID and asked like a total of two questions with it, before I forgot the password and couldn't use it anymore and created this one, guysmom. You might actually be thinking of a totally different person here!!
I'm not "going" anywhere as in moving, but just will take a break at the very least and depending on how long or how much I continue to mystery shop, I may or may not use the site in the future. I've appreciated everyone's helpful tips and also wish you all the best!
@Arch Stanton wrote:
A managing director in a National Amusements theater once told me that they are notified by their Corp HQ when to expect mystery shoppers....
@sbobgal wrote:
I was outed at both check cashing shops. It seems the scenarios are too easy to spot.